Thurgood Marshall By Alyssa

important information

• Birth: July 2, 1908
• Death: Janurary 24, 1993
• Work: Supreme court judge

Great accomplishments

• First African American to serve a supreme

court of the United States

5 important facts

• Won 29 out of the 32 cases

• Graduated from Lincon University
• Appointment to supreme court was confirmed

by the U.S senate on August 30, 1967

• He was commited to making the U.S constitution

work.

• When he retired in 1991 he was known as " The

Great Dissenter" one of the last remaining liberal members
of the supreme court

The reason our lives are better because of him

• Because of him African American people can

go to public schools.
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